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Saturday, September 20, 2014

How to manage epidemics and a better deal for greyhounds

Hero teases me from a height. Who says three legged cats can't somersault in the air and land in places you can't reach them?!

We’ve made it to the
weekend folks, although it promises to be a busy one.

If you’ve not yet enrolled
in the Coursera epidemics course, this might tempt you: the organisers have
updated the course to include information about current infectious disease
outbreaks including Ebola and MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome). You
don’t have to be a vet or doctor to enrol – just willing to learn. (Why am I
spruiking it? I think the more people are informed, the less they will react
out of fear and the less the threat of infectious diseases = better world).

Jeroen van Kernebeek,
Australian Director of Grey2K USA Worldwide, this week delivered a petition to
end greyhound racing to MP John Kaye. The petition, with 6,340 signatures, will
be presented to NSW Premier Mike Baird.

Mr Baird is due to respond
to the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry this coming week.

Accompanying Jeroen was
Nora from Greyhound Rescue and rescued Greyhound Millie (you can see photos of
their visit here). Millie has a prosthesis

On another less serious
note, for those of you into themed clothing (and in my view there is not enough
of it), Black Milk Clothing is on the verge of releasing these outbreakleggings (perfect to wear whilst doing the epidemics MOOC).

Veterinary Ethics: Navigating Tough Cases

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